Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 April 2013
1067. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue for a suckler welfare scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17489/13]
View answerThe person named registered seven animals under the 2012 Suckler Scheme. According to the information received from the applicant, three of these animals were sold before they were weaned and meal was not provided to the fourth animal for the required four weeks prior to weaning. Information is awaited for the remaining three animals and the matter cannot be progressed until these data have been received. Pre-weaning and post-weaning forms, which issued to the person named in respect of these three animals on 3rd February 2013, have not been returned as yet.
Eleven animals were registered in the 2011 Suckler Scheme. Payment has already issued in respect of six of these animals. An issue has recently been resolved relating to one other animal and payment will issue in the near future. The applicant has been advised that a review sought of the decision to reject payment for one other animal has been unsuccessful and of the right of appeal to the Agriculture Appeals Unit. A number of letters issued on 18 January 2013 in relation to outstanding issues concerning the remaining three animals and no response has been received to date. This matter cannot be progressed until these issues have been addressed.
